Requirements

  • Active WPI account
  • Student WPI ID number
  • Approvals from a supervisor and Information Analyst
  • Supervisor emails its@wpi.edu to request access

     

When to Request IT Access for Student Workers 

A request is needed if a student employee needs access to:

  • Computer restrictions by location and/or time
  • Departmental business network shares with Personal Identifiable Information (PII), sensitive information, confidential business data
  • Other specialized department systems

     

A request is not needed to:

  • Access department network shares ending in _ws. These shares should not contain PII, sensitive, or confidential data.
  • Continue current student employee access to the next semester. Continue access using Request Help to submit request prior to expiration at semester's end.

     

Length of Access:

For A and B terms, access will expire at the end of the last week of B term. Please contact IT during December to continue access for C and D terms.

For C and D Terms, access will expire at the end of the last week of D term. Please contact IT during April to continue access into the summer term.

For the summer term, access will expire on the last week before A term. Please contact IT during April to continue access for A and B terms.